What/were is the Megatron project, the other rumoured 9A?
I think there are many climbers in the world who could climb the boulder with enough investment and that would not be the case with a real 9a boulder. But that's just my personal opinion, I respect Simon Lorenzi's opinion. Especially because the boulder could have been a bit more difficult with its body size.
Hang on I thought on the other thread we had to be honest with ourselves and take the lower grade 😄
His breakdown of 8C into 8C or 8C+ pops out of darth grader at 9c+. Intriguing
Quote from: Felix14 on August 22, 2022, 06:00:21 pmHis breakdown of 8C into 8C or 8C+ pops out of darth grader at 9c+. IntriguingThe hardest climb in the world is now irrefutably a boulder problem! Take that Ondra! with you're "9b is about as hard as 8C+, but I've done 9c so I clearly climb harder than all the boulderers" (please don't ask me to verify what he actually said, this might just be a fabrication of my imagination )
Alternative view for the thread:Maybe Shawn is actually far from the anti-insta low-profile wad we thought he was: he's just waited months to announce a boulder, timed perfectly with a full film release. Top quality marketing for maximum views right there
Shawn being silent about it for so long intrigued me, but I just put it down to some kind of artsy 40 minute vid largely consisting of grainy black and white close ups and shots of strategically placed mellow merch (deeply cynical, I know) being in the pipeline.
Interesting, because rightly or wrongly, I was thinking Ondra would be all over Alphane - long, varied grips and lots of hard positions. I wouldn't give him as much chance on BOD though.
Quote from: 36chambers on August 23, 2022, 11:21:42 amQuote from: Felix14 on August 22, 2022, 06:00:21 pmHis breakdown of 8C into 8C or 8C+ pops out of darth grader at 9c+. IntriguingThe hardest climb in the world is now irrefutably a boulder problem! Take that Ondra! with you're "9b is about as hard as 8C+, but I've done 9c so I clearly climb harder than all the boulderers" (please don't ask me to verify what he actually said, this might just be a fabrication of my imagination )I would have an easier time believing that he could climb 9c+ if he could climb a short bouldery 9a close to his parent's vacation home.
Quote from: edshakey on August 22, 2022, 07:44:44 pmAlternative view for the thread:Maybe Shawn is actually far from the anti-insta low-profile wad we thought he was: he's just waited months to announce a boulder, timed perfectly with a full film release. Top quality marketing for maximum views right there Quote from: AMorris on June 01, 2022, 12:40:08 pmShawn being silent about it for so long intrigued me, but I just put it down to some kind of artsy 40 minute vid largely consisting of grainy black and white close ups and shots of strategically placed mellow merch (deeply cynical, I know) being in the pipeline.Don't say I didn't warn you!
Quote from: jwi on August 23, 2022, 12:45:03 pmI would have an easier time believing that he could climb 9c+ if he could climb a short bouldery 9a close to his parent's vacation home.Which crag?
I would have an easier time believing that he could climb 9c+ if he could climb a short bouldery 9a close to his parent's vacation home.
Quote from: Wood FT on August 23, 2022, 01:02:51 pmQuote from: jwi on August 23, 2022, 12:45:03 pmI would have an easier time believing that he could climb 9c+ if he could climb a short bouldery 9a close to his parent's vacation home.Which crag? My story has of course no other point than that it is more difficult to climb with a rope than some climbers would like to think. And being malicious gossip, of course.Super Manjoc.
Maybe Shawn is actually far from the anti-insta low-profile wad we thought he was: he's just waited months to announce a boulder, timed perfectly with a full film release. Top quality marketing for maximum views right there